Majo Klaus Mietusch Personal information and photos

[VtwinVince]

I think you mean Don Caldwell? He was less than helpful when I contacted him years ago.

[Smith]

Originally Posted by VtwinVince

I think you mean Don Caldwell? He was less than helpful when I contacted him years ago.

OOPS! Yes, edited now. My interaction was 100% pleasant and helpful.

[Alain57]

Hi ,

Here someyhing on Mietusch from Tom Krackers site :

Mietusch, Klaus
Maj
8/5/1918
Posen
75 victories
2/JG-26 ('38), 7/JG-26 (9/39), Stafkpt 7/JG-26 (9/41), Kdr III/JG-26 (7/43) Bf 109E-1 Wk # 2746(lost), Bf 109E-7, Fw 190A-3 w 7 Staffel, Bf 109G-6 "Blk 20 & 22" w III Grp, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 441646 "Black 25" (lost 9/44) RK(3/26/44)-EL(11/18/44 Post.), DK-G(11/2/42), EP(4/26/41), EK 1 & 2, Wnd Bdg, Ftr Oper.Clsp w/Pend (7/10/44)

KIA 17 September, 1944.

Fatally wounded in "Black 25" by a P-51 of 361FG, 376FS, flown by Lt Wm. R. Beyer, while landing at Rath-Aldekerk/Rhineland.10 Bombers.

POW (Temp) 8 June, 1940, shot down by an RAF Hurricane in Wk# 2746. Injured in a TO accident due to eng. fail. at Gatschina in Fw 190A-4 Wk# 7147. Bailed successfully w/injuries 3/8/44 near Meppen in G-6 # 162032 "Blk 21", aerial combat with P-51's. Landing acc. 4/12/44 in G-6 # 162345 "Blk 24" hitting a bomb crater and turning over. Downed by Spit 7/17/44 in G-6/U4 #440640 "Wh 20"
One known victory, a B-17 on 9 October, 1942 named ""Big Eagle" of the 93BG, flown by Capt. Alexander Simpson. Another B-17, either # 42-3192 "City of Albuquerque" of 303BG, 358BS, or # 42-5392 "Stric Nine" of 303BG, 427BS, both downed northwest of Breda on 19 August, 1943. His favoite wingman was Uffz Erhard Tippe. 452 missions. Shot down ten times. 15 victories in the East. His 65th victory, a P-38 N of Paris on 14 June, 1944. His last victory, a P-51 at Geldern on 17 September, 1944, the date of his death. His 109E-7 was "Yellow 13" in April 1941.

Greets

Alain57

[Don Pearson]

Originally Posted by Alain57

Hi ,

Here someyhing on Mietusch from Tom Krackers site :

Mietusch, Klaus
Maj


His 109E-7 was "Yellow 13" in April 1941.

Nitpicking, but wasn't his aircraft "white 13"?

Don

[Larry deZeng]

Flying Saucer said he was after personal information on Maj. K.M., i.e., family, early schooling, childhood, marriage, children, etc., along with photos so we did not provide our usual block of tedious military career information. If the book I suggested does not have the details he seeks, then he may have to try and get photocopies of K.M.'s military records from BA-MA in Freiburg.

HLdeZ/DGS

[FLYING SAUCER]

Thanks everyone - any information on Klaus is gratefully received, would like more photos of him though. One intriguing photo I have found of him, he is sitting at the end of a long table in a forest setting and it looks like some sort of celebration. A lady with a small hat (non military) is sitting with them and I think it is called KLAUS MIETUSCH TISCHEEND (table end?) I wondered if this was possibly a wedding?

[FLYING SAUCER]

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[thenelm]

From Don Pearson: Nitpicking, but wasn't his aircraft "white 13"?

Don is correct, he also flew "white 2" during this time frame. There is an extract of his Flugbuch out there in the ether that lists many of the other machines he flew in the early WWII years.